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Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
In this first book-length treatment of MELF, the authors assert
that MELF represents an important contribution to our understanding
of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), in that existing ELF research
has been limited to relatively low stakes communicative situations,
such as interactions in business, academia, internet blogging or
casual conversations. Medical contexts, in contrast, often
represent situations calling for exceptional communicative
precision and urgency. Providing both evidence from their own
research and analysis from (the limited number of) existing
studies, the authors offer a counterpoint to the optimism regarding
communicative success prevalent in ELF. The book proposes a
theoretical perspective on how the various features of healthcare
communication serve as important variables in shaping interaction
among speakers of ELF, further enlarging our understanding of this
emerging sub-field.
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